Scallion Oil

In Chinese cooking, we prize a dish on its fragrance as much as its flavor and mouthfeel. Scallion oil is the most basic condiment that is added into so many dishes, almost like a finishing salt in Western cooking. It’s a garnish as well as the foundation of the flavors the dish is built on. For example, no matter what type of noodles we are making, we always add scallion oil (just oil, no herbs) to the freshly cooked noodles to keep them from sticking. There are many variations of scallion